Besides, big ticket spends on luxury cars are likely to continue, growing by 15-20 percent over the next three years, driven by consumption in smaller towns and cities, it said. The study divided the luxury sector into various categories including …

Zingone added that while every area of the county hit the bottom at different times during the recession, local foreclosures were never as high as in the rest of the state. “We didn't have as far to … Add to that the easy availability of negative …

Last year, however, may signal a new chapter in the recent history of local real estate. According to year-end figures from the recorder's office, foreclosures dropped by half, going from a record high of 100 in 2012 to 52 in 2013, the lowest since the …

Highland Partners is also an esteemed member of Who's Who in Luxury Real Estate through which they provide their high-end listings with unparalleled exposure within the global, luxury market. Highland Partners offers the corporate strength …

Banks dramatically tightened lending after the most recent real estate boom drove up inflation, which put the brakes on the real estate market. The mid- to high–end markets fell more than 50 percent from their highs in 2008, and remained sluggish till …

Greenwich, Conn. — Wealthy Americans like shopping on Amazon.com. That's the finding of The Shullman Luxury and Affluence Monthly Pulse report, which said that 69% of adults in the $250,000+ household income segment purchased items there in the …

If a family lives in new housing in the Larkspur planning area would they not walk over to Larkspur Landing to pick up items? Would they not walk five minutes to the SMART station to take a train into downtown San Rafael for a … An intriguing theory …

Cruise vessels vary from small luxury yachts to medium-size expedition ships, and while almost all voyages visit the larger islands of Isabela and Santa Cruz, itineraries vary. Whichever route you choose you will encounter giant Galapagos tortoises, …

The PC in the early to mid '80s was a luxury item, so much so that it was more commonly referred to by its acronym namesake – the Personal Computer. This meant that the term Computer at the time assumed that it was a machine owned and operated outside …